From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 12 21:59:06 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AA636978 for ; Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:59:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from resqmta-ch2-12v.sys.comcast.net (resqmta-ch2-12v.sys.comcast.net [IPv6:2001:558:fe21:29:69:252:207:44]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "Bizanga Labs SMTP Client Certificate", Issuer "Bizanga Labs CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E2E1DDB for ; Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:59:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from resomta-ch2-07v.sys.comcast.net ([69.252.207.103]) by resqmta-ch2-12v.sys.comcast.net with comcast id 2Myw1p0032EPM3101Mz5EC; Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:59:05 +0000 Received: from CurlySr.dbis.net ([50.183.226.175]) by resomta-ch2-07v.sys.comcast.net with comcast id 2Mz31p00V3nhSLa01Mz4qr; Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:59:05 +0000 Message-ID: <543AF9A7.9060103@comcast.net> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:59:03 -0600 From: Dave Babb User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.1.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Misbehaving /boot/loader.conf References: <5439F046.60204@comcast.net> <543ABF08.10701@comcast.net> <543AD258.5000307@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20140121; t=1413151145; bh=v0UdjNizLSjYnCO3X/ZXje+Ue3U+3aCBsvC2H5yc4pE=; h=Received:Received:Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:Subject: Content-Type; b=R3VQ1bvWRx8tib3nBlQ3nY95IJNTW/uiJJSVHQgay64tGiuSDzsrrS3CE3C+1cbdF hRnESfTx8+bymy0DFmbGMHe7L9E3U2Hf3Zcs0ThTVsLJBwXnDYzZ4WQznmeKkov9yS k2QvhGNDfJY55hvlYtrWDqP2lQh35TrKCna4mfc/Vh3tM62qzilEwkFBd7Gcq5mQW9 SEzVa0O9Tl0sElZ6cMH119/3Cxi/2TC94Z4PlBCrEBMH6rDlHY49ZSJl35Hbp4UmJE sLS/8k46hUslw7nmqubt9m+cJ6z23QZk7K8mDvpGeFQYCxs0vz1j7UY5rmKNuIuT4D 5elecJSxxsC3Q== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:59:06 -0000 Good Afternoon All, When I list : "nvidia_load="YES"" in my /boot/loader.conf....the loader dies after doing a register dump on the screen. I have validated that the kernel module is indeed in "/boot/modules"....I can kldload it and have it operate just fine if I boot without the loader line enabled. If I copy the modult into the /boot/kernel/ dir....then the "nvidia_load="YES" line operates properly. I have validated that "/boot/defaults/loader.conf" does indeed have a line that is unremmed that points correctly to both the kernel and module paths as search paths for modules. Following another responders reply...I have performed a "sysctl kern.module_path" and it returns what I expected "kern.module_path: /boot/kernel;/boot/modules" I also performed a "kldconfig -r" and received the response of "/boot/kernel;/boot/modules" It is clear that I am configured properly......But it is also clear that something else is wrong. This behavior now spans three new system installs..... Assistance in resolving would be sincerely appreciated. Sincerely and respectfully, Dave